Can eight tons of gold save Venezuela from collapse?

Opposition legislator accuses President Nicolas Maduro of raiding precious metal from nation’s central bank

Gold bars
(Image credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

At least eight tons of gold have reportedly been removed from the vaults of Venezuela’s central bank, as the county veers close to economic collapse.

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